The number of victims of the cruise ship crash in the north of Vietnam has reached 27

At least 27 people have died as a result of a tourist shipwreck in the Halong Bay of the South China Sea in northern Vietnam. This was reported by the Reuters news agency.

As of 20:45 (16:45 Moscow time), emergency services found the bodies of 27 dead, including eight children. 11 people were rescued, the agency reports. Earlier it was reported about one victim and 12 rescued.

The news is being updated